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David Spereall

GP crisis 'getting worse' warn Leeds health bosses as 5,000 jobs go unfilled

A serious shortage of GPs affecting Leeds won’t be resolved anytime soon, one of the city’s leading NHS figures has warned.

Tim Ryley, chief executive of Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said the problem was “if anything getting worse” across the country.

Demand across the NHS has surged post-pandemic, with sick patients left desperately struggling to book appointments and access treatment.

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